Power
( Electricity ) has been an
essential part of society's
development programme. This is
generated by any one of the
following sources :- Thermal,
Nuclear and Hydro. The last one has
taken a lead due to being cheap,
non- polluting, renewable and above
all environment friendly.

In addition to construction and
maintenance of irrigation system,
flood protection and drainage works,
to cater the power needs the state
irrigation department has also been
planned a number of Hydro Power
Projects after independence .In this
sequence, the foundation stone was
laid on 23rd May 1949 by the then
Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Pt.
Jawahar Lal Nehru at Dakpatthar
place of district Dehradun in
Uttarakhand state.

The hydroelectric projects need
technical skill of the highest order
with respect to design and research
activities for which Uttarakhand
Irrigation boasts of unmatched
personnel in this field in Design
Organization and Irrigation Research
Institute at Roorkee.